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Up Close - IT & Telecom - October 11, 2012
'Fear of missing out' said to up social-network reliance
Some polled would rather endure something painful than give up the websites


"Fear of missing out" might be heightened by some people's growing reliance on social networks, according to a survey of social media behavior commissioned by Los Angeles-based social media platform creator MyLife.com and conducted by Harris Interactive.

Released in August, the survey shows that 62 percent of adults who are currently a member of more than one social networking site say they keep an eye on their social networks because they don't want to miss something, such as news...


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